(AI) Smells on Medium
9 hours ago
- #blogging
- #AI-generated content
- #content quality
- The author sifts through RSS feeds and AI-generated content to find quality articles, noting common patterns and 'smells' that indicate low-quality or AI-generated content.
- Common 'smells' include excessive emojis in titles, clickbait-y titles, AI-generated header images with spelling errors, and oddly specific yet unspecific article openings.
- ASCII art diagrams and deep-dive content that's only a few paragraphs long are also red flags for AI-generated content.
- Author profiles with an unrealistic volume and diversity of topics in a short time frame are another indicator of low-quality or AI-generated content.
- The author expresses concern over the increasing volume of low-quality content ('enshittification') due to AI, making it harder to find good content.